The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

"How can we repay Dao Chang's benefactor's great kindness?"

The old lady of the Zhao family watched Zhong Wen leave with the medicinal materials and went to wash it by the small ditch outside the village, and then she sighed.

The old lady didn't know how to thank this Daoist benefactor, let alone how to repay her.

The family needs money but has no money, and needs food, so they still have some left, but this is what they left to survive this lean season.

There are a few chickens, but these things are really hard to get.

"Mother, let's go to Guanli someday with Xiaoyi to burn more incense and pray for the Taoist benefactor."

Zhao Zhonghuai's mind was also very chaotic, as the pillar of the Zhao family, he was really ashamed.

The family's meat, just yesterday's two wild goats, plus today's wild boar weighing no less than two hundred catties, is enough for their family to feed for a year.

As the pillar of the family, the family's meat was brought back by the Daoist benefactor, and he really felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

At this time, Zhong Wen didn't think about it at all, he just wanted to have an explanation for this matter, and he also wanted to quickly end the matter here, leave, and continue to travel north.

Zhong Wen's thoughts are very simple, saving people, saving lives, everything is simpler, and there is no need to mix other things.

He didn't even think about taking money from the Zhao family, so he followed the Zhao family's conditions, and he could accept whatever he wanted, unless he took his life.

On the same day, Zhong Wen told Zhao Zhonghuai's wife how to cook the medicinal materials he collected, and also told some new dishes.

As for how long it will be effective, Zhong Wen can't guarantee it. After all, human bodies are different, and constitutions are different. Some people can take a bowl, and some people may not be effective no matter how much they eat, but most of the mothers will be useful.

It was evening again, after Zhong Wen had dinner, he left Zhao's house and went to live in Wang's house where he was staying.

After the misunderstanding was cleared up yesterday, Wang Caidao looked ingratiating when he saw Zhong Wen.

Although Zhong Wen is not a rich man, and there is no need to please him so much, but in this era, it is not so easy to meet someone who can save someone's life, let alone a kind-hearted Taoist.

It is human ability to watch people order food.

This is the case even for some farmers.

Just like Wang Caidao of the Wang family, that's how it is.Although it didn't affect Zhong Wen anything, it also prevented Zhong Wen from having any ideas.

In this era, if you don't know how to watch people order food, it's hard to say how long your life will last.

Just like in the past, Zhong Wen's father, Zhong Mugen, was an honest farmer who didn't care about losing face, as long as he didn't cause trouble for his family.

One night passed, the sky was bright, and Zhong Wen got up.

After carrying the burden, I left some copper coins in the house, not much, only more than 50 Wen, which is considered as a meal fee plus a few days' accommodation money.

Afterwards, he went to Zhao's house again, and in the kitchen of Zhao's house, he left the last consistent money that he carried on his body, which was regarded as happy money for the child.

Although the money is not required to be paid, there is always a tinge of joy in new life and new events. Zhong Wen also wants to be part of this joy, and maybe it can bring him some joy.

I stayed in Daqing Village for two days and three nights. There were difficulties and misunderstandings, but joy was the greatest.

After Zhong Wen left Daqing Village, he looked back at Daqing Village, which was still immersed in his sleep, but he thought of his parents at home.

"I don't know what's going on with the parents, whether Xiaohua is obedient, and whether the master is in good health."

Although it's only been a short time since I left, there will always be feelings when I touch the scene.

Accompanied by the bright sky, Zhong Wen stepped onto the official road and walked forward, leaving a haze behind.

After a quarter of an hour or two, the sky gradually brightened, and the villagers of Daqing Village also began to gradually wake up from their dreams and prepare for a new day of work.

When the old lady of the Zhao family was going to cook some rice soup paste for her grandson, when she came to the stove, she found a consistent copper coin on the stove.

From the joy at the beginning, to the speculation later, and then to the Wang family in a hurry.

"Taoist, Taoist." Two urgent voices came into Wang Caidao's house, calling out Wang Caidao's wife.

"Aunt Zhao, what's the matter? The Taoist priest should not have woken up yet, what happened?"

Wang Caidao's lady opened the courtyard door and let the old lady of the Zhao family into the courtyard. Looking at the old lady of the Zhao family so eagerly, she thought that something had happened.

"Miss Wang, is the Taoist priest still awake? Please help me to ask the Taoist priest to come out."

The old lady of the Zhao family was really anxious. She was worried because she was afraid that her benefactor had already left, because there was a copper coin on the stove in her house.

Wang Caidao's wife saw the anxious state of the old lady of the Zhao family, and hurriedly knocked on the door of the room where Zhong Wen was staying, but she never heard any movement inside.

Immediately, he pushed the door open, but found that the Taoist priest in the house had long since disappeared, even the bundle and the wrapped sword were gone.

"This……"

Wang Caidao's wife was a little dumbfounded when she saw more than 50 copper coins on the wooden bed.

Originally thought that the Taoist priest who came to her house to borrow was just borrowing, who would have thought that he would give money.

Although more than 50 copper coins are not many, they can buy a lot of things.Wang Caidao's wife held the more than 50 copper coins and didn't know what to think about, but she also knew that the Taoist priest who was staying at her house probably left this morning before they woke up.

The old lady of the Zhao family saw that Zhong Wen was no longer in the house, and she also saw the dozens of copper coins in the hands of the lady of the Wang family. How could she know that their benefactor of the Taoist leader of the Zhao family had left.

The old lady of the Zhao family turned around and ran away again, chasing the official road. She hoped to catch up with her benefactor. Even if she couldn't pay the money, she had to kowtow and say goodbye. Otherwise, she would feel uneasy.

But when she came to the official road, there were no figures at both ends of the official road, let alone human figures, not even a ghost.

"Benefactor, how do you ask my Zhao family to repay you?"

The gratitude in the hearts of the old lady of the Zhao family cannot be described in words at this moment. She knelt down on the ground directly facing the official road in the direction of Fangzhou, and kowtowed her head several times, her forehead was bleeding.

After a while, Zhao Zhonghuai, a member of the Zhao family, also ran over.

At this time, he also knew that the Daoist benefactor of the Zhao family had already left.

"Benefactor, please accept my worship. The Zhao family will have nothing to repay." Zhao Zhonghuai followed suit, knelt down and kowtowed a few times in the direction of Fangzhou.

No one can understand the thoughts in the hearts of their mother and son.

No one would dissuade them from doing this.

At this time, Zhong Wen was already a few miles away, heading towards Fangzhou in the peaceful morning.

As for the matter of Daqing Village, it was over, and naturally there was nothing to worry about in his heart.

Although the matter of Daqing Village was over for Zhong Wen, it was a new beginning for the Zhao family.

After the old lady Zhao and her son left in the direction of Fangzhou, they returned to the village and talked to the village chief and the village elder about what the Taoist priest had done before he left.This made the entire Daqing Village, in the days to come, also begin to worship the Taoist Lord.

As for the pregnant woman, Hui Niang, she respected and respected Zhong Wen who saved her and her child from the bottom of her heart.

With the meat provided by Zhong Wen, as well as some methods, the newborn baby Zhao Yi also received the corresponding nutritional supply, and gradually grew up until he became an adult.And Zhao Yi, after growing up, still had a different story with Zhong Wen.

In the future, the Zhao family will enshrine the wooden statue of Zhong Wen. Although they don't know who it is, and they don't even have a name, but for the Zhao family, what they enshrine is the benefactor of the Zhao family - Zhong Wen .

Chapter 153 Visiting Teachers and Friends

Zhong Wen didn't think about Daqing Village, but the people in Daqing Village were thinking about Zhong Wen.

In the hearts of the villagers in Daqing Village, they all began to be in awe of the Taoist priest who came to their village.

Everyone began to plan in their hearts, going to the temple to burn a few more sticks of incense, or offering some merit money, or even praying to the Taoist Lord to bless Zhong Wen.

Perhaps, what Zhong Wen did did not feel very noble, but in their eyes, it was as if there was a light shining in the darkness.

At this time, Zhong Wen didn't have any so-called fluctuations in his mood, but only fantasies about the way ahead.

Although his trip was to Fangzhou, it was only a temporary decision.

But in the direction of Fangzhou, there is Wudang Mountain, and there is also Li Daoling's old friend.

Although Zhong Wen's trip was a temporary decision, it was to visit his master's friend.

Although my master's old friend had no friendship with him, but in this rivers and lakes, some human accidents are always needed.

Could it be that if you don't go in and sit in front of someone's house, it seems to be a little cold to others.

The name of Wudang has been around since the Han Dynasty.

Similarly, it is also a holy land of Taoism, and there are many Taoist priests who settle down here, live here in seclusion, and ask for immortality.

What's more, Wudang is ranked ninth among the 72 blessed places, and Zhong Wen's Taoist name has the meaning of complementing it. How could Zhong Wen not come here for a walk.

The official road that Zhong Wen walked along the edge of the Shennongjia forest area. Fortunately, there were pedestrians on the road. If no one was walking, it is estimated that walking alone would feel a little intrusive.

Shennongjia has been an unknown place since ancient times.

In a mysterious and weird place, there are legends of mysterious savages, mysterious creatures, and more legends, the appearance of dragons here.

Of course, in Zhong Wen's perception, this kind of legend is not very credible.

In the previous life, although Zhong Wen had heard such rumors many times, he had never seen any video leaked out. After all, it was just a rumor.

Moreover, there are many scholars in the previous life, no matter who are interested, they will enter Shennongjia to search and explore.

But after many years of searching, not to mention dragons, even the most likely mysterious savages have not been seen.

The reason why Shennongjia is called Shennongjia is because our Chinese ancestor Yandi Shennong was named here because he tasted a variety of herbs, saved people from dying, and taught them how to harvest.

As for whether there are savages, Zhong Wen doesn't think there are really savages.

Perhaps, the so-called savages were also caused by the people fleeing to live in the Shennongjia forest area during the war.

If there were savages, Zhong Wen would definitely investigate, but various videos or news from previous lives have already confirmed that there were no savages.

Walking is painful, let alone this official road in the Shennongjia forest area, not to mention difficult to walk, and there are many bends.

Zhong Wen originally wanted to go to Shennongjia to explore, but he finally gave up this idea after seeing such dense forests, grass, thorns and wild vines.

He didn't want to enter here to find discomfort, what's more, there were many ferocious beasts and snakes and insects inside, if he was accidentally bitten, he wouldn't even know how he died.

Five days later, Zhong Wen finally arrived in Fangzhou.

Fangzhou is not a big state at all, it is about the same size as a county seat, and the administrative county of Fangzhou is Fangling County, so it is just a slightly larger than the county seat.

Five days of eating and sleeping in the open air caused Zhong Wen to complain endlessly.

After leaving Daqing Village, I never met another village, let alone stayed overnight.

During these five days, Zhong Wen could only sleep on trees in the mountains or build a temporary shack.

As for the food, it was easy to solve, there were beasts and animals everywhere, which really gave Zhong Wen a chance to fill his stomach.

Zhong Wen, who has been a savage for five days, really wanted to shout when he saw Fangzhou, "I'll go, there are so many people."

But because there were pedestrians on the road, Zhong Wen was afraid of losing his identity, so he suppressed the excitement in his heart and walked towards the south gate of Fangzhou.

That night, Zhong Wen stayed in a guest house, took a hot bath, and was so comfortable that he was about to sing aloud.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhong Wen settled the rent, left Fangzhou, and headed northeast of Fangzhou City.

On this trip, he is going to visit the old friend of his master Li Daoling.The location of Li Daoling's old acquaintance is some distance away from Fangzhou, at least, it will take two days to get there.

Moreover, the Taoist temple where Li Daoling's old friend lives is still in a mountain depression, and the road is very inconvenient. Donkeys and horses cannot pass, let alone carts. They can only be reached by walking, and even using both hands and feet.

On the afternoon of the second day, after Zhong Wen climbed a mountain, he saw a small Taoist temple in a valley.

This small Taoist temple is pitifully small, with only two houses, and it is very dilapidated.

Li Daoling's old friend is just a hermit, otherwise, he would not live in such a place and live a life of indifference to the world.

Of course, he is also a Taoist who asks about cultivating immortals.

If it weren't for a Taoist, who would have achieved such a state, let alone in this era of eating or not.

This Taoist surname is Yu Mingsheng, his Taoist name is Li Yu, and his age is similar to Li Daoling.

Taoist Priest Li Yu has two disciples who are basically like him. They practice immortality here and rarely go out.

As for the matter of marrying a wife and having children, the three masters and apprentices seem to have no such intention. According to Li Daoling's confession, the three masters and apprentices are devoted to the Tao and have no intention of marrying a wife and having children.

The acquaintance between Li Daoling and Daoist Li Yu, Li Daoling did not go into detail with Zhong Wen, but just mentioned it casually.

It seems that Li Daoling saved the life of this Daoist Li Yu, and that's how they got to know each other.

Zhong Wen looked at the two houses in the valley, but thought: I'll go.

Taoists who can cultivate in this place must have some ability.

From the way Zhong Wen climbed into the mountain, he knew that this small Taoist temple was not accessible to ordinary people, not to mention that there were high mountains and cliffs everywhere.

Fortunately, Zhong Wen's skills are not bad. If it were a Taoist who only practiced Taoism but not martial arts, it would be impossible to come in within five or six days, and he might not be able to reach this place.

However, there are very few Taoists who only practice Taoism and do not practice martial arts.

There are also some grand temples, and it is probably impossible for Taoists in Taoist temples like this to hide in the mountains and swamps.

Zhong Wen stopped expressing any emotion, and started to walk into the valley with his legs.